a) is not in the top 5 runners ranked by win strike rate
b) is carrying the minimum before allowances
c) has had less than two races starts from a let-up
d) has not placed in either of it's last two starts
e) had it's last start more than 21 days before the date of the upcoming race
f) has had less than 5 race starts
g) is switching distance by more than 200 metres +/- from it's last race start
h) has not won a race within 200 metres of the distance of the upcoming race